TEXAS TRIANGLE | A First Class and Inland

1 Connectivity throughout AUSTIN the State of

• Strategically located in the most dynamic U.S. market - the that is , Fort Worth, and - boasting connectivity to over 70% of the entire population of Texas within a 3-hour drive.

DALLAS / • With direct access to the , multi-class FORT WORTH rail and transportation network, Texas Triangle Park serves as an inland gateway to ’s Southwest region. H

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At the Center of the BRYAN + TEXAS TRIANGLE COLLEGE STATION

2 DATA 49 ACRE TRACT Foreign Trade Zone Inland Port Designation 57 Opportunity Zone ACRE TRACT FedEx Ground 60 Acre Acreage Tract Sold • Originally 924 acres, developed and owned by the Axis of Bryan and Brazos Pipe & Tube Foundation, Inc. • 557 acres remaining, 449 acres on the south side of the UP Railroad, 106 acres on the north side.

Electric • High voltage power provided by Bryan Texas Utilities, 138 KV transmission line and substation on adjoining site. Less than ½ mile from BTU’s Dansby Power , natural gas fueled.

Water • City of Bryan. 12” distribution lines on site.

Sewer • City of Bryan. 8” and 12” lines on site, with 24” main BTU Dansby 449 leaving the park. Power Plant ACRE TRACT

Natural Gas • Atmos Energy. 8” 800 psig on site.

Rail • North side spur and switch borders 57 acres. • South side, UPRR has approved preliminary design to service this 449 acres.

ROAD RAIL

3 Connectivity throughout the State of Texas

WORKFORCE BLINN COLLEGE - Bryan, Texas

[80,000] students attending Texas A&M University and Blinn College – 71,000 Texas A&M alone. [20,000] Engineering students at Texas A&M University with goal to have 25,000 students in 2025.

5 YEAR LOCATION 2016 2021 GROWTH POPULATION POPULATION RATE

College Station - 249,266 266,693 7.0% Bryan MSA

60-miles 1,525,881 1,682,106 10.2%

90-miles 6,690,113 7,492,428 12.0%

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - College Station, Texas

4 With timely access to four different international airports that provide GLOBAL Reach non-stop, direct flights to destinations across the world, Bryan is perfectly located to serve your travel needs.

International Airports

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) Austin, TX Distance: 97 miles Drive Time: 1 hr 40 m

George Bush-Intercontinental/Houston Airport (IAH) Houston, TX Distance: 105 miles Drive Time: 1 hr 39 m

San Antonio International Airport (SAT) San Antonio, TX Distance: 160 miles Drive Time: 2 hr 41 m

Dallas-Fort Worth Airport (DFW) Dallas, TX Distance: 191 miles Drive Time: 2 hr 53 m

Regional Airports

Easterwood Airport, owned by Texas A&M University, offers global air service access to visitors as well as citizens of the .

Easterwood Airport College Station, TX Distance to Texas A&M University: 4.4 miles Distance to Blinn College-Bryan : 6.3 miles Distance to RELLIS Campus: 7.8 miles

Coulter Field, owned and operated by the City of Bryan, provides 100LL and Jet A fuel, private hangar access, and other full service amenities for general and corporate aviation.

Coulter Field Bryan, TX Distance to Texas A&M University: 9.7 miles Distance to Blinn College-Bryan Campus: 5.1 miles Distance to RELLIS Campus: 10.9 miles

5 AVAILABLE Incentives & Programs

Freeport Exemption Foreign Trade Zone 84 - Site 26 Texas Enterprise Fund Commission administers funding for the program. Success is achieved through collaboration among businesses, public Brazos County and the of Bryan and College Station offer Texas Triangle Park - Inland Port is designated through Port The Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) offers a special incentive to community and technical colleges, Workforce Development the Freeport exemption for various types of goods that are Houston as Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) 84 - Site 26. Goods and choose Texas. The TEF might help you make your decision. Boards and economic development partners. For more detained in Texas for a short period of time. Freeport property unfinished products shipped directly to a FTZ are exempt from The fund is a cash grant used as a financial incentive tool information, click here. includes goods, wares, merchandise, ores, and certain aircraft duty payments. for projects that offer significant projected job creation and and aircraft parts. Freeport qualifies for an exemption from capital investment and where a single Texas site is competing Texas R&D Tax Credit ad valorem taxation only if it has been detained in the state Opportunity Zone with another viable out-of-state option. For more information, Texas Bill 800 created tax incentives aimed at for 175 days or less for the purpose of assembly, storage, Within a census tract eligible for the Opportunity Zone click here. encouraging companies to conduct research and development manufacturing, processing, or fabricating. Program which provides significant potential tax benefits activities in Texas. The bill is effective from January 1, 2014 including deferral of capital gains taxes and permanent The Texas Enterprise Zone Program to December 31, 2026. Key differentiator when company School District Value Limitation (Chapter 313) exclusion of taxable income on new gains. More information This economic development tool allows local communities to contracts with Texas A&M University (TAMU) is that the A Chapter 313 agreement provides for an appraised value available here. partner with the state of Texas to encourage job creation and taxpayer receives the franchise tax credit at the higher rate limitation by the Bryan Independent School District or College capital investment in economically distressed areas. Local AND the state and local sales tax exemption on purchases. Station Independent School District with the taxpayer (project). New Market Tax Credit communities can nominate a new or expanding business as In order for the project to be eligible for a value limitation, new Within a designated census tract eligible for the New Market an “enterprise project.” Approved projects are eligible to apply EPA Full Air Quality Attainment property and new jobs must be created. For more information Tax Credit (NMTC) Program which provides possible tax for state sales and use tax refunds on qualified expenditures. Brazos County is a full air quality attainment area between on Chapter 313, click here. credits against federal income tax in exchange for making The level and amount of refund depends on the capital the non-attainment areas of Houston and Dallas, minimizing equity investments in specialized financial intermediaries investment and jobs created at the qualified business site. For additional restrictions and regulations that non-attainment Property Tax Rebate Program called Community Development Entities (CDEs). More more information click here. areas are subject to. Chapter 380 & 381 Agreements information available here. Texas Skills Development Fund Chapter 380 of the Local Code provides legislative authority to the Cities of Bryan and College Station The Skills Development Fund is Texas’ premier job-training for property and sales tax rebates, grants or loans of city program providing local customized training opportunities funds or services to promote economic development. Chapter for Texas businesses and workers to increase skill levels 381 Agreements are utilized by Brazos County, Texas for the and wages of the Texas workforce. The Texas Workforce same purpose. Chapter 380 and 381 agreements can be used in tandem for the same project.

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